I think that would bring good money on ebay....NOT on CL....not in my area anyway. Anyway, we all know it's "worth" what you can get at any time and place. Our family motto is: "Buy high and sell low." I VERY VERY seldom get what I paid, even when it's refurbished and sewing perfectly.

Originally Posted by SteveH

yes actually. I have a #9 lockstitch version (not as rare) and it was around 600.

I'd offer them 6-800 because of condition, but cleaned properly it's worth over $2k

...you should have a separate thread for your G&B restoration. we're excited to see the before and after with photos.

?? this is the separate thread for the G&B.....

Page 3 has a bunch of the photos of the before. if folks want more let me know. This machine so far has been cleaned with sewing Machine oil on everything, and wadding polish (with a little brasso as an accelerant) on the metal parts.

Page 3 has a bunch of the photos of the before. if folks want more let me know. This machine so far has been cleaned with sewing Machine oil on everything, and wadding polish (with a little brasso as an accelerant) on the metal parts.

So one of the members here "has a friend with an issue" hehe Actually her friend has a G&B Chainstitch like mine (except her's works). However, her G&B is missing the slide plates. They are using cardstock as temps...(shudder)

So last night I cut out a couple of blank sets. We have a notcher here at work so I will make the square cuts on the long plate today at lunch.

Because screw-ups happen I made two sets to hopefully get at least one correct set.
Because the notches are going to be a bit tricky to get square and correct, I made an extra one of those just in case